α1052Ἀλλὰ γάρ
but for all that
Instead of "but". Eupolis [sc. uses the idiom]. "But for all that, despondent men never yet set up a trophy." The proverb [is used] in reference to those who because of despondency are unable to accomplish anything…
Ἀλλὰ γάρ· ἀντὶ τοῦ δέ. Εὔπολις. Ἀλλὰ γὰρ ἀθυμοῦντες ἄνδρες οὔ ποτε τρόπαιον ἔστησαν· ἡ παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν δι' ἀθυμίαν μηδὲν γενναῖον πράττειν δυναμένων.